Today was a good day, hit a couple of Breweries, Captain Lawrence for a taste of this years's Nor'Easter and Southport Brewing Company here I (surprisingly) had a nice tasty offering called Connecticut Pale Ale. Off to the races!
1) Sam Adams - Latitude 48 IPA -6.0% - Gonna Stick with the Boston kick for a bit (but I do have some serious heavy hitters to sprinkle in. I had never heard of this but saw it at my stop and shop. Nice lite IPA, pleasant flavor again and I have said this before the type of beer to initiate someone into the craft scene.
2) Sam Adams - Scotch Ale - Not a fan of the style but this is very good. You really get the smokiness and it is not that much of a malt bomb that you can't drink it. Well done!
3) Firestone Walker - Double Jack - 9.5% - As someone who has had Pliny the Elder for breakfast.....this is as close as you are going to get. Absolute Citrus Hop Bomb! Except for a few, all DIPA's pale.
4) Mendocino Brewing - White Hawk - American IPA - 7.0% Kind of malty to me. Not sure what they are doing with this
5) North Coast - Old Stock Ale 2009 - Bourbon Barrel Aged - 13.0% - Not sure why I save these for Sunday evening. Should make the train ride into NYC pretty easy tomorrow. Obviously a sipper, really get the bourbon. This one will take a while!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
More Boston Bars...and a little History
Hadn't been to the Black Rose in years. Nice to go back....had a Guiness and a Jameson's. Quincy Market is easy to pick out and if I remember correctly the other is the Old South Statehouse
Boston Bars!
Jacob Wirth was a nice little bar close to the hotel. Had a great cup of clam chowder and a nice IPA from a brewer in Worcester. If you like German Food and beers that is prevalent there as well. The Hard Rock is one of my guilty pleasures.
FJ Doyle's is as probably as old time Boston Irish as you can get. Hopped a trolley from the Sam Adams brewery (this is supposedly the first bar to serve Sam) for a buck, showed my ticket from the brewery tour and got a free turbolator pint glass. Had a couple of Pints (Sam Adams of course) and lunch for a bout $22. This is a must visit.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Beer's in Cambridge!
The last picture is a delightful concoction from the Cambridge Brewing Company called Blunderbuss Barleywine clocking in at 13.5% 2008 Vintage.
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